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10 Fastest-Shrinking Cities In America Since 2010
2020 Aug 06, 3:30pm | 492Read More...The U.S. Census Bureau has released nationwide population data reports, and 10 cities in America saw their populations decrease 6% or greater from 2010 to 2019. Only two states featured on the list multiple times: Indiana and Michigan. Indiana’s cities of Hammond and Gary...
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Implications Of US Borrowing $3 Trillion In H1 2020
2020 Aug 06, 9:22am | 1258Read More...The US Treasury issued over $3 trillion in new debt securities in the first half of 2020 as the economy reeled from the pandemic. We have three critical questions about this exercise. Where is the money going? Who is buying all that debt? And, why does it matter who the buyers are? Where is the...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday
2020 Aug 06, 4:07am | 123Read More...The Challenger job-cut report for July is scheduled for release at 7:30 a.m. ET. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. New unemployment claims are expected to increase 1.442 million during the August 1 week. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President...
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What To Expect From July Unemployment Data: Economists Forecast Slowing Recovery
2020 Aug 05, 4:16pm | 362Read More...National unemployment numbers for July are set to be released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and experts are expecting an increase in the unemployment rate. Early July Predictions: According to a labor report for July released by Automatic Data Processing Inc (...
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Daily Infographic: Last-Mile Delivery Driver Employment
2020 Aug 05, 2:25pm | 89Read More...To view more FreightWaves infographics, click here.
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Economic Data Scheduled For Wednesday
2020 Aug 05, 4:20am | 198Read More...The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The national employment report from Automated Data Processing for July will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET. Analysts expect ADP employment numbers to increase 1.888 million in July,...
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Howard Schultz Says 13.5M Small Businesses Could Close
2020 Aug 04, 6:02pm | 341Read More...Former Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO and current Chairman Emeritus Howard Schultz is leading an initiative to lobby the federal government to create a new long-term recovery plan for small businesses. The Letter: Schultz penned a letter to congressional leaders on both sides of the...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Tuesday
2020 Aug 04, 5:20am | 63Read More...Data on motor vehicle sales for July will be released today. The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the latest week will be released at 8:55 a.m. ET. Data on factory orders for June will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. For June, analysts expect factory orders increasing 5.2%, versus an 8% rise...
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Acreage, Curaleaf, Trulieve And More: Here Are The Cannabis Companies Currently Hiring
2020 Aug 03, 5:25pm | 952Read More...This week, the U.S. Labor Department will release its employment report and while job growth appeared evident over the past two months, economists are worried that the trend has fizzled out in recent weeks. However, hiring is still happening in the cannabis sector. Here's a list of...
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Earnings Parade Continues This Week With Disney, Uber, CVS Among Expected Reports
2020 Aug 03, 11:09am | 2280Read More...Last week was the busiest earnings stretch of the season, and now the fun continues with another packed schedule featuring more than 130 companies. The question is whether Big Tech can almost single-handedly keep the train running. Early Monday, the answer seemed affirmative as Apple Inc...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Monday
2020 Aug 03, 4:14am | 106Read More...The Markit manufacturing PMI for July is scheduled for release at 9:45 a.m. ET. July's final reading for manufacturing PMI is expected to rise to 51.3 from June's level of 49.8. Data on construction spending for June will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Construction spending is expected to...
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'Be Wary Of Cashing In': Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead
2020 Aug 02, 12:07pm | 2260Read More...The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Stocks closed the week practically unchanged after mixed reactions to a slew of blow-out earnings results. Remember This: “Although the stock market will certainly experience pullbacks, disappointments and corrections along the way, the horses have...
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American Income Drops While Spending Increases: Breaking Down The Numbers
2020 Jul 31, 2:42pm | 297Read More...Personal income decreased by 1.1% to $222.8 billion in June, while personal consumption expenditures increased by 5.6% to $737.7 billion, according to estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. What Happened: The decrease in personal income could be partly attributed to...
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This Day In Market History: Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Merton Is Born
2020 Jul 31, 7:07am | 272Read More...Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1944, Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Merton was born. Where The Market Was: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 146.14 and the S&P 500 traded at 12...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Friday
2020 Jul 31, 4:25am | 177Read More...Data on personal income and consumer spending for June will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. For June, personal income is expected to decline 1% versus a 4.2% drop in May. Consumer spending is projected to increase 5.6% in June, compared to an 8.2% rise in May. The employment cost index for the second...
